Chase the Wind

Anyone who is interested in putting up a wind turbine first has to find out how much wind is available.

Usually, that involves hiring a company to do a survey. When a big company plans on developing a wind farm, that expense can be justified.

But now, even a homeowner looking at whether they can justify a single small turbine can find out online through an easy-to-use application developed by AWS Truewind, a Latham-based wind mapping and research firm.

Small windExplorer is a free, web-based application designed to provide small wind system users and eligible installers access to highly detailed and accurate wind resource maps and data for New York State.